Business plan courses can help you learn market analysis, financial forecasting, operational planning, and effective pitching techniques. You can build skills in identifying target audiences, crafting value propositions, and developing marketing strategies. Many courses introduce tools like SWOT analysis, business model canvases, and financial modeling software, which can enhance your ability to create comprehensive and persuasive business plans.

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Product Management, Product Development, Financial Statements, Product Design, Financial Statement Analysis, Prototyping, Competitive Analysis, Agile Product Development, Value Propositions, Proposal Development, Proposal Writing, Team Performance Management, Innovation, Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Financial Acumen, Target Market, Product Strategy, Ideation, Entrepreneurship
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Team Leadership, Planning, Team Management, Scheduling, Leadership and Management, Timelines, Project Management, Initiative and Leadership, Leadership Studies, Project Planning, Leadership, Scope Management, Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, Journey Mapping, Google Gemini, AI Workflows, AI Product Strategy, Value Engineering, Prioritization, Generative AI Agents, Business Process Automation, Strategic Prioritization, Generative AI, No-Code Development, User Flows, Business Priorities, Business Metrics, Business Valuation, Prototyping, Retail Store Operations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Delivery, DevSecOps, Continuous Integration, Site Reliability Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, IT Automation, DevOps, Test Automation, Product Automation, Automation, YAML, Software Development, Application Deployment, Business Process Automation, Multi-Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Standards, Software Configuration Management
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, SAS (Software), Data Preprocessing, Debugging, SQL Server Reporting Services, Data Pipelines, Data Analysis, Data Validation, Analytics, Data Governance, Verification And Validation, Business Logic, Query Languages, Code Reusability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Code Reusability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Network Routing, Application Design, Application Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Modeling, AI Security, Agentic Workflows, Embeddings, Generative AI Agents, Vector Databases, Generative AI, Application Deployment, Context Management, Artificial Intelligence, AI Personalization, Knowledge Transfer, Prototyping, Test Tools, JSON, Systems Architecture, Continuous Monitoring
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Investments, Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Return On Investment, Performance Analysis, Finance, Equities, Performance Measurement, Behavioral Economics, Tax Returns, Asset Management, Portfolio Risk, Financial Trading, Decision Making, Regression Analysis
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Productivity, Productivity Software, Consolidation, Collaborative Software, Setting Appointments, Calendar Management, Organizational Skills, Project Management Software, Scheduling, Time Management, Delegation Skills, Team Oriented, Document Management, Workflow Management, Goal Setting, Project Management, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Total Seminars
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Unix Shell, Linux Administration, Version Control, Ansible, Configuration Management, Linux Commands, Network Troubleshooting, Git (Version Control System), Hardware Troubleshooting, Linux Servers, Linux, System Configuration, Software Configuration Management, Devops Tools, Scripting, Automation, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, Identity and Access Management, Authentications, Microsoft Azure, AI Security, Enterprise Application Management, Responsible AI, Active Directory, User Provisioning, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), AI Integrations, Security Controls, Enterprise Security, Authorization (Computing), Hybrid Cloud Computing, Single Sign-On (SSO), User Accounts, Zero Trust Network Access
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Motivational Skills, Communication, Leadership Studies, Advocacy, Social Impact, Empowerment, Behavior Management, Overcoming Objections, Negotiation, Action Oriented, Drive Engagement
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks